Prescription Drug Abuse an American Epidemic
Prescription drug abuse an American epidemic
Filed under: drug addiction
According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control, American women are dying from drug overdoses and the misuse of drugs at an alarming rate. As a former judge who presided over a drug court, I have seen firsthand what addiction can do to …
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Weight Loss Drug Helps Curb Cocaine Addictions, Penn Study Finds
Filed under: drug addiction
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Weighing the Risks and Benefits
Hormone replacement therapy: Weighing the risks and benefits
Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment Centers
Researchers at the Botanical Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago are investigating the safety and efficacy of several plants, including black cohosh, red clover, chaste berry, valerian, hops and dong quoi," the report states. … Often …
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"Glee" star Cory Monteith dead in Vancouver hotel room at 31
Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment Centers
Silver Valley Doctor Succumbs to Cancer
Silver Valley doctor succumbs to cancer
Filed under: Drug Rehab Centers Chicago
“He would break himself to help his community,” Margie said from the airport in Chicago. Margie and Ron flew to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Zion, Ill., at the end of May. Dr. Dorchuck was diagnosed with cancer in January. “Wherever he …
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Jim Nayder, host of 'Annoying Music Show,' dead
Filed under: Drug Rehab Centers Chicago
COLUMN – in Praise of Tabloid TV
COLUMN – In praise of tabloid TV
Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment Centers
There's a celebrity model, psycho sex, rape, drugs, Broadway, an inherited fortune, mental illness, class issues, and, of course, murder. New York's dailies bulged with accounts of … Out of town newspapers in Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia gave it …
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Group offers 000 reward for drug-related tips about elected officials
Filed under: Chicago Drug Treatment Centers
Mother Strives to Keep Others Off Heroin
Mother strives to keep others off heroin
Filed under: Drug Abuse Chicago
Bruce Johnson, chief executive officer of the Northern Illinois Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, put hard numbers to the problem. "We've … The current stuff is 40 percent more pure than it used to be, it's cheap and it's saturating the …
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Coroner: Lake Villa twins, 25, died from apparent overdoses
Filed under: Drug Abuse Chicago
AIDS Drugs Halve HIV Risk for Intravenous Drug Users in Study
AIDS drugs halve HIV risk for intravenous drug users in study
Filed under: Chicago Drug Use
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A daily dose of powerful anti-HIV medicine helped cut the risk of infection with the AIDS virus by 49 percent in intravenous drug users in a Bangkok study that showed for the first time such a preventive step can work in this high …
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Ever been in pain? You should care about heroin
Filed under: Chicago Drug Use